An Artist's Retreat

There is nothing better than splendid isolation in glorious nature to inspire an artist. This past September I took advantage of the last weeks of summer weather to unplug from the world and focus solely on creating. It's a vacation I intend to repeat at the earliest opportunity. 

The paintings I completed during that week fell within the themes of joy and innocence.
I was inspired by the lakeside setting where I had spent the summers of my youth. I even found one of my earliest mermaid drawing.

My 5-year-old self was very committed to drawing the correct number of fingers on each hand apparently.